Function Prototype

vkCmdTraceRaysKHR

Initialize a ray tracing dispatch
primary / secondary
outside
compute
action

To dispatch ray tracing use:

void vkCmdTraceRaysKHR(
    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
    const VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR* pRaygenShaderBindingTable,
    const VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR* pMissShaderBindingTable,
    const VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR* pHitShaderBindingTable,
    const VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR* pCallableShaderBindingTable,
    uint32_t width,
    uint32_t height,
    uint32_t depth);
  • commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.
  • pRaygenShaderBindingTable is a VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR that holds the shader binding table data for the ray generation shader stage.
  • pMissShaderBindingTable is a VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR that holds the shader binding table data for the miss shader stage.
  • pHitShaderBindingTable is a VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR that holds the shader binding table data for the hit shader stage.
  • pCallableShaderBindingTable is a VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR that holds the shader binding table data for the callable shader stage.
  • width is the width of the ray trace query dimensions.
  • height is height of the ray trace query dimensions.
  • depth is depth of the ray trace query dimensions.

When the command is executed, a ray generation group of width × height × depth rays is assembled.

Valid Usage

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-magFilter-04553

If a VkSampler created with magFilter or minFilter equal to VK_FILTER_LINEAR, reductionMode equal to VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_WEIGHTED_AVERAGE, and compareEnable equal to VK_FALSE is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-magFilter-09598

If a VkSampler created with magFilter or minFilter equal to VK_FILTER_LINEAR and reductionMode equal to either VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MIN or VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MAX is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-mipmapMode-04770

If a VkSampler created with mipmapMode equal to VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR, reductionMode equal to VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_WEIGHTED_AVERAGE, and compareEnable equal to VK_FALSE is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-mipmapMode-09599

If a VkSampler created with mipmapMode equal to VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR and reductionMode equal to either VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MIN or VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MAX is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-unnormalizedCoordinates-09635

If a VkSampler created with unnormalizedCoordinates equal to VK_TRUE is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s levelCount and layerCountmust be 1

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-unnormalizedCoordinates-09636

If a VkSampler created with unnormalizedCoordinates equal to VK_TRUE is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s viewType must be VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_1D or VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-06479

If a VkImageView is sampled with depth comparison, the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_DEPTH_COMPARISON_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-02691

If a VkImageView is accessed using atomic operations as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-07888

If a VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor is accessed using atomic operations as a result of this command, then the storage texel buffer’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-02692

If a VkImageView is sampled with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-02693

If the VK_EXT_filter_cubic extension is not enabled and any VkImageView is sampled with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command, it must not have a VkImageViewType of VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_3D, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE, or VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-filterCubic-02694

Any VkImageView being sampled with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubic returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-filterCubicMinmax-02695

Any VkImageView being sampled with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT with a reduction mode of either VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MIN or VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MAX as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering together with minmax filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubicMinmax returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-cubicRangeClamp-09212

If the cubicRangeClamp feature is not enabled, then any VkImageView being sampled with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command must not have a VkSamplerReductionModeCreateInfo::reductionMode equal to VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_WEIGHTED_AVERAGE_RANGECLAMP_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-reductionMode-09213

Any VkImageView being sampled with a VkSamplerReductionModeCreateInfo::reductionMode equal to VK_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_WEIGHTED_AVERAGE_RANGECLAMP_QCOM as a result of this command must sample with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-selectableCubicWeights-09214

If the selectableCubicWeights feature is not enabled, then any VkImageView being sampled with VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command must have VkSamplerCubicWeightsCreateInfoQCOM::cubicWeights equal to VK_CUBIC_FILTER_WEIGHTS_CATMULL_ROM_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-02696

Any VkImage created with a VkImageCreateInfo::flags containing VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CORNER_SAMPLED_BIT_NV sampled as a result of this command must only be sampled using a VkSamplerAddressMode of VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpTypeImage-07027

For any VkImageView being written as a storage image where the image format field of the OpTypeImage is Unknown, the view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpTypeImage-07028

For any VkImageView being read as a storage image where the image format field of the OpTypeImage is Unknown, the view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpTypeImage-07029

For any VkBufferView being written as a storage texel buffer where the image format field of the OpTypeImage is Unknown, the view’s buffer features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpTypeImage-07030

Any VkBufferView being read as a storage texel buffer where the image format field of the OpTypeImage is Unknown then the view’s buffer features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08600

For each set n that is statically used by a bound shader, a descriptor set must have been bound to n at the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for set n, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline or the VkDescriptorSetLayout array used to create the current VkShaderEXT , as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08601

For each push constant that is statically used by a bound shader, a push constant value must have been set for the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for push constants, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline or the VkDescriptorSetLayout array used to create the current VkShaderEXT , as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-10068

For each array of resources that is used by a bound shader, the indices used to access members of the array must be less than the descriptor count for the identified binding in the descriptor sets used by this command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-maintenance4-08602

If the maintenance4 feature is not enabled, then for each push constant that is statically used by a bound shader, a push constant value must have been set for the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for push constants, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline or the VkDescriptorSetLayout and VkPushConstantRange arrays used to create the current VkShaderEXT , as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08114

Descriptors in each bound descriptor set, specified via vkCmdBindDescriptorSets, must be valid as described by descriptor validity if they are statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command and the bound VkPipeline was not created with VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08115

If the descriptors used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point were specified via vkCmdBindDescriptorSets, the bound VkPipeline must have been created without VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08116

Descriptors in bound descriptor buffers, specified via vkCmdSetDescriptorBufferOffsetsEXT, must be valid if they are dynamically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command and the bound VkPipeline was created with VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08604

Descriptors in bound descriptor buffers, specified via vkCmdSetDescriptorBufferOffsetsEXT, must be valid if they are dynamically used by any VkShaderEXT bound to a stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08117

If the descriptors used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point were specified via vkCmdSetDescriptorBufferOffsetsEXT, the bound VkPipeline must have been created with VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08119

If a descriptor is dynamically used with a VkPipeline created with VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT, the descriptor memory must be resident

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08605

If a descriptor is dynamically used with a VkShaderEXT created with a VkDescriptorSetLayout that was created with VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT, the descriptor memory must be resident

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08606

If the shaderObject feature is not enabled, a valid pipeline must be bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08608

If a pipeline is bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, there must not have been any calls to dynamic state setting commands for any state specified statically in the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, since that pipeline was bound

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08609

If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command or any VkShaderEXT bound to a stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used to sample from any VkImage with a VkImageView of the type VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_3D, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_1D_ARRAY, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY or VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY, in any shader stage

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08610

If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command or any VkShaderEXT bound to a stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions with ImplicitLod, Dref or Proj in their name, in any shader stage

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08611

If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command or any VkShaderEXT bound to a stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions that includes a LOD bias or any offset values, in any shader stage

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08607

If the shaderObject is enabled, either a valid pipeline must be bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, or a valid combination of valid and VK_NULL_HANDLE shader objects must be bound to every supported shader stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-uniformBuffers-06935

If any stage of the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a uniform buffer, and that stage was created without enabling either VK_PIPELINE_ROBUSTNESS_BUFFER_BEHAVIOR_ROBUST_BUFFER_ACCESS_EXT or VK_PIPELINE_ROBUSTNESS_BUFFER_BEHAVIOR_ROBUST_BUFFER_ACCESS_2_EXT for uniformBuffers, and the robustBufferAccess feature is not enabled, that stage must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08612

If the robustBufferAccess feature is not enabled, and any VkShaderEXT bound to a stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a uniform buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-storageBuffers-06936

If any stage of the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a storage buffer, and that stage was created without enabling either VK_PIPELINE_ROBUSTNESS_BUFFER_BEHAVIOR_ROBUST_BUFFER_ACCESS_EXT or VK_PIPELINE_ROBUSTNESS_BUFFER_BEHAVIOR_ROBUST_BUFFER_ACCESS_2_EXT for storageBuffers, and the robustBufferAccess feature is not enabled, that stage must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-08613

If the robustBufferAccess feature is not enabled, and any VkShaderEXT bound to a stage corresponding to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a storage buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-06550

If a bound shader accesses a VkSampler or VkImageView object that enables sampler Y′CBCR conversion, that object must only be used with OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-ConstOffset-06551

If a bound shader accesses a VkSampler or VkImageView object that enables sampler Y′CBCR conversion, that object must not use the ConstOffset and Offset operands

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-viewType-07752

If a VkImageView is accessed as a result of this command, then the image view’s viewType must match the Dim operand of the OpTypeImage as described in Compatibility Between SPIR-V Image Dimensions and Vulkan ImageView Types

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-format-07753

If a VkImageView is accessed as a result of this command, then the numeric type of the image view’s format and the Sampled Type operand of the OpTypeImage must match

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWrite-08795

If a VkImageView created with a format other than VK_FORMAT_A8_UNORM_KHR is accessed using OpImageWrite as a result of this command, then the Type of the Texel operand of that instruction must have at least as many components as the image view’s format

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWrite-08796

If a VkImageView created with the format VK_FORMAT_A8_UNORM_KHR is accessed using OpImageWrite as a result of this command, then the Type of the Texel operand of that instruction must have four components

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWrite-04469

If a VkBufferView is accessed using OpImageWrite as a result of this command, then the Type of the Texel operand of that instruction must have at least as many components as the buffer view’s format

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-SampledType-04470

If a VkImageView with a VkFormat that has a 64-bit component width is accessed as a result of this command, the SampledType of the OpTypeImage operand of that instruction must have a Width of 64

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-SampledType-04471

If a VkImageView with a VkFormat that has a component width less than 64-bit is accessed as a result of this command, the SampledType of the OpTypeImage operand of that instruction must have a Width of 32

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-SampledType-04472

If a VkBufferView with a VkFormat that has a 64-bit component width is accessed as a result of this command, the SampledType of the OpTypeImage operand of that instruction must have a Width of 64

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-SampledType-04473

If a VkBufferView with a VkFormat that has a component width less than 64-bit is accessed as a result of this command, the SampledType of the OpTypeImage operand of that instruction must have a Width of 32

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-sparseImageInt64Atomics-04474

If the sparseImageInt64Atomics feature is not enabled, VkImage objects created with the VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT flag must not be accessed by atomic instructions through an OpTypeImage with a SampledType with a Width of 64 by this command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-sparseImageInt64Atomics-04475

If the sparseImageInt64Atomics feature is not enabled, VkBuffer objects created with the VK_BUFFER_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT flag must not be accessed by atomic instructions through an OpTypeImage with a SampledType with a Width of 64 by this command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM-06971

If OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_WEIGHT_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM-06972

If OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM uses a VkImageView as a sample weight image as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_WEIGHT_IMAGE_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBoxFilterQCOM-06973

If OpImageBoxFilterQCOM is used to sample a VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BOX_FILTER_SAMPLED_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBlockMatchSSDQCOM-06974

If OpImageBlockMatchSSDQCOM is used to read from an VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLOCK_MATCHING_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBlockMatchSADQCOM-06975

If OpImageBlockMatchSADQCOM is used to read from an VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLOCK_MATCHING_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBlockMatchSADQCOM-06976

If OpImageBlockMatchSADQCOM or OpImageBlockMatchSSDQCOM is used to read from a reference image as result of this command, then the specified reference coordinates must not fail integer texel coordinate validation

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM-06977

If OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM, OpImageBoxFilterQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchWindowSSDQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchWindowSADQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchGatherSSDQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchGatherSADQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchSSDQCOM, or OpImageBlockMatchSADQCOM uses a VkSampler as a result of this command, then the sampler must have been created with VK_SAMPLER_CREATE_IMAGE_PROCESSING_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM-06978

If any command other than OpImageWeightedSampleQCOM, OpImageBoxFilterQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchWindowSSDQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchWindowSADQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchGatherSSDQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchGatherSADQCOM, OpImageBlockMatchSSDQCOM, or OpImageBlockMatchSADQCOM uses a VkSampler as a result of this command, then the sampler must not have been created with VK_SAMPLER_CREATE_IMAGE_PROCESSING_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBlockMatchWindow-09215

If a OpImageBlockMatchWindow*QCOM or OpImageBlockMatchGather*QCOM instruction is used to read from an VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLOCK_MATCHING_BIT_QCOM

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBlockMatchWindow-09216

If a OpImageBlockMatchWindow*QCOM or OpImageBlockMatchGather*QCOM instruction is used to read from an VkImageView as a result of this command, then the image view’s format must be a single-component format

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-OpImageBlockMatchWindow-09217

If a OpImageBlockMatchWindow*QCOM or OpImageBlockMatchGather*QCOM read from a reference image as result of this command, then the specified reference coordinates must not fail integer texel coordinate validation

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-07288

Any shader invocation executed by this command mustterminate

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-09600

If a descriptor with type equal to any of VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_IMAGE_QCOM, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_BLOCK_MATCH_IMAGE_QCOM, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_IMAGE, or VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT is accessed as a result of this command, the image subresource identified by that descriptor must be in the image layout identified when the descriptor was written

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-03429

Any shader group handle referenced by this call must have been queried from the currently bound ray tracing pipeline

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-None-09458

If the bound ray tracing pipeline state was created with the VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_STACK_SIZE_KHR dynamic state enabled then vkCmdSetRayTracingPipelineStackSizeKHR must have been called in the current command buffer prior to this trace command

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-maxPipelineRayRecursionDepth-03679

This command must not cause a shader call instruction to be executed from a shader invocation with a recursion depth greater than the value of maxPipelineRayRecursionDepth used to create the bound ray tracing pipeline

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-commandBuffer-03635

commandBuffer must not be a protected command buffer

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-size-04023

The size member of pRayGenShaderBindingTable must be equal to its stride member

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pRayGenShaderBindingTable-03680

If the buffer from which pRayGenShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress was queried is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pRayGenShaderBindingTable-03681

The buffer from which the pRayGenShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress is queried must have been created with the VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_BINDING_TABLE_BIT_KHR usage flag

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pRayGenShaderBindingTable-03682

pRayGenShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupBaseAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pMissShaderBindingTable-03683

If the buffer from which pMissShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress was queried is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pMissShaderBindingTable-03684

The buffer from which the pMissShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress is queried must have been created with the VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_BINDING_TABLE_BIT_KHR usage flag

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pMissShaderBindingTable-03685

pMissShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupBaseAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-stride-03686

pMissShaderBindingTable→stride must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupHandleAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-stride-04029

pMissShaderBindingTable→stride must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::maxShaderGroupStride

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pHitShaderBindingTable-03687

If the buffer from which pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress was queried is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pHitShaderBindingTable-03688

The buffer from which the pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress is queried must have been created with the VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_BINDING_TABLE_BIT_KHR usage flag

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pHitShaderBindingTable-03689

pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupBaseAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-stride-03690

pHitShaderBindingTable→stride must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupHandleAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-stride-04035

pHitShaderBindingTable→stride must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::maxShaderGroupStride

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pCallableShaderBindingTable-03691

If the buffer from which pCallableShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress was queried is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pCallableShaderBindingTable-03692

The buffer from which the pCallableShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress is queried must have been created with the VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_BINDING_TABLE_BIT_KHR usage flag

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pCallableShaderBindingTable-03693

pCallableShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupBaseAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-stride-03694

pCallableShaderBindingTable→stride must be a multiple of VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::shaderGroupHandleAlignment

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-stride-04041

pCallableShaderBindingTable→stride must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::maxShaderGroupStride

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-03696

If the currently bound ray tracing pipeline was created with flags that included VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_CLOSEST_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR, pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must not be zero

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-03697

If the currently bound ray tracing pipeline was created with flags that included VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_INTERSECTION_SHADERS_BIT_KHR, pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must not be zero

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-03511

If the currently bound ray tracing pipeline was created with flags that included VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_MISS_SHADERS_BIT_KHR, the shader group handle identified by pMissShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress must not be zero

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-03512

If the currently bound ray tracing pipeline was created with flags that included VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_ANY_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR, entries in the table identified by pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress accessed as a result of this command in order to execute an any-hit shader must not be zero

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-03513

If the currently bound ray tracing pipeline was created with flags that included VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_CLOSEST_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR, entries in the table identified by pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress accessed as a result of this command in order to execute a closest hit shader must not be zero

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-flags-03514

If the currently bound ray tracing pipeline was created with flags that included VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_INTERSECTION_SHADERS_BIT_KHR, entries in the table identified by pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress accessed as a result of this command in order to execute an intersection shader must not be zero

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pHitShaderBindingTable-04735

Any non-zero hit shader group entries in the table identified by pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress accessed by this call from a geometry with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR must have been created with VK_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_TYPE_TRIANGLES_HIT_GROUP_KHR

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pHitShaderBindingTable-04736

Any non-zero hit shader group entries in the table identified by pHitShaderBindingTable→deviceAddress accessed by this call from a geometry with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_AABBS_KHR must have been created with VK_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_TYPE_PROCEDURAL_HIT_GROUP_KHR

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-width-03638

width must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxComputeWorkGroupCount[0] × VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxComputeWorkGroupSize[0]

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-height-03639

height must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxComputeWorkGroupCount[1] × VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxComputeWorkGroupSize[1]

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-depth-03640

depth must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxComputeWorkGroupCount[2] × VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxComputeWorkGroupSize[2]

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-width-03641

width × height × depth must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR::maxRayDispatchInvocationCount

Valid Usage (Implicit)

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pRaygenShaderBindingTable-parameter

pRaygenShaderBindingTable must be a valid pointer to a valid VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR structure

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pMissShaderBindingTable-parameter

pMissShaderBindingTable must be a valid pointer to a valid VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR structure

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pHitShaderBindingTable-parameter

pHitShaderBindingTable must be a valid pointer to a valid VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR structure

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-pCallableShaderBindingTable-parameter

pCallableShaderBindingTable must be a valid pointer to a valid VkStridedDeviceAddressRegionKHR structure

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-commandBuffer-cmdpool

The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must support compute operations

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-renderpass

This command must only be called outside of a render pass instance

VUID-vkCmdTraceRaysKHR-videocoding

This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

Host Synchronization

  • Host access to commandBuffer must be externally synchronized
  • Host access to the VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must be externally synchronized ::